Britain 'biased against its own whites'

Britain 'biased against its own whites'

If there is evidence that they are, then we have the powers to stop the abuse

Equality guru Trevor Phillips

The latest shock figures show the number of Brits in work has fallen as foreigners snap up many of the new jobs.

And equality guru Trevor Phillips last night announced plans for a probe into claims that migrants are also jumping the housing queue.

Employment Minister Caroline Flint admitted fewer British nationals are now in work than at any point in the last five years.

Instead, 540,000 more foreign workers have poured in – 333,000 of them from EU countries.

So, although 270,000 extra jobs were created between spring 2005 and summer 2007, Brits have not benefited.

Ms Flint tried to play down the crisis and said there were still nearly 660,000 vacancies to fill.

But Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green said: “Gordon Brown’s claim to be providing British jobs for British workers is the most foolish public comment since Gerald Ratner made derogatory remarks about his own products.”

Meanwhile, Equalities and Human Rights Commission head Mr Phillips called for a probe to “find the facts” after claims white families are cheated out of social housing by migrants.

“If there is evidence that they are, then we have the powers to stop the abuse,” he added.

But he said he had yet to see any proof that white families were missing out.

His remarks come months after a race storm when Labour minister Margaret Hodge called for British-born families to get priority housing.

Tory leader David Cameron last night called for a cap on the number of immigrants.